Ray Wietecha
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![]() Wietecha on a 1954 Bowman football card | |
Born: | East Chicago, Indiana | November 2, 1928
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Died: | December 14, 2002 Phoenix, Arizona | (aged 74)
Career information | |
Position(s) | Center |
College | Northwestern Michigan State |
NFL draft | 1950 / Round: 12 / Pick: 150 |
Career history | |
As player | |
1953–1962 | New York Giants |
Career highlights and awards | |
Pro Bowls | 4 |
Career stats | |
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Raymond Walter Wietecha (November 2, 1928 – December 14, 2002) was an American football center in the National Football League for the New York Giants. He played college football at Northwestern University and Michigan State University.
Following his retirement, Wietecha entered coaching and was the offensive coordinator under Vince Lombardi in Green Bay when the Packers won Super Bowl I and Super Bowl II.
- 1963-1964 Los Angeles Rams (OL)
- 1965-1970 Green Bay Packers (OC)
- 1972-1976 New York Giants (OL)
In 2012, the Professional Football Researchers Association named Wietecha to the PRFA Hall of Very Good Class of 2012 [1]
USFL[]
Wietecha was an assistant coach in the USFL for the Chicago Blitz and the Arizona Wranglers.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Hall of Very Good Class of 2012". Retrieved November 21, 2016.
- ^ Wietecha named as Packer scout,Milwaukee Sentinel, accessed March 18, 2012
Categories:
- 1928 births
- 2002 deaths
- American football offensive linemen
- Northwestern Wildcats football players
- New York Giants players
- Eastern Conference Pro Bowl players
- Green Bay Packers coaches
- Michigan State Spartans football players
- Sportspeople from East Chicago, Indiana
- Players of American football from Chicago
- Players of American football from Indiana
- American people of Polish descent
- American football offensive lineman, 1920s birth stubs